General knowledge quiz 1041

One lakh general knowledge MCQ questions answers

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Question 1

For the creation and augmentation of Telecom infrastructure how many crore fund is allocated for the year 2018-19?

A

7000 crore

B

8000 crore

C

9000 crore

D

10000 crore

Question 1 Explanation:

Task of connecting one lakh gram panchayat through high speed optical fiber network has been completed under phase I of the Bharatnet project. This has enabled broadband access to over 20 crore rural Indians in about two lakh fifty thousand villages. The Government also proposes to setup five lakh wi-fi hotspots which will provide broadband access to five crore rural citizens. The sum of '10000 crore is provided in 2018-19 for creation and augmentation of Telecom infrastructure.

Question 2

Which is the least Densely Populated States of India?

A

Assam

B

Manipur

C

Arunachal Pradesh

D

Mizoram

Question 2 Explanation:

Arunchal Pradesh tops the list followed by Mizoram & Jammu & Kashmir.

Question 3

Which 20th century French writer and philosopher wrote the plays "Huis Clos", "Les Mouches" and "Les Mains Sales" and the novels "La Nausee" and "Chemins de la Liberte"?

A

Moliere

B

Jean Paul Sartre

C

Guy de Maupassant

D

Victor Hugo

Question 3 Explanation:

Jean Paul Sartre

Question 4

One of Hannibal's most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy with the intention of attacking Rome. What city was he from?

A

Moscow

B

Edinburgh

C

New York

D

Carthage

Question 4 Explanation:

Carthage

Question 5

Federal Parliament is related to..........

A

Brazil

B

Lithuania

C

Australia

D

Cuba

Question 5 Explanation:

Australia:The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, commonly referred to as theAustralian Parliament, the Commonwealth Parliament or the Federal Parliament.

Question 6

The language known as Putonghua, Guoyu, Gwok Yu and Huayu, is spoken in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore and where else that it is the official language?

A

People's Republic of China

B

New Zealand

C

Indonesia

D

Cambodia

Question 6 Explanation:

People's Republic of China

Question 7

Which British monarch granted the first royal charter to what was eventually known as The East India Company?

A

Charles II

B

Victoria

C

Elizabeth I

D

Anne

Question 7 Explanation:

Elizabeth I

Question 8

Chester Gould created which comic character, which first appeared in 1931?

A

Jane

B

Betty Boop

C

Dick Tracy

D

Batman

Question 8 Explanation:

Dick Tracy

Question 9

In Kazakhstan what does The Polygon signify, inherited from the time when the republic was a member of the United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?

A

Its seat of government

B

An 18, 000 sq.km. nuclear testing site

C

Its central museum

D

The space round a now removed statue commemorating the forming of the USSR

Question 9 Explanation:

An 18, 000 sq.km. nuclear testing site

Question 10

When was first telegraph line started in India?

A

1848

B

1851

C

1887

D

1845

Question 10 Explanation:

In 1850, the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour. In 1851, it was opened for the use of the British East India Company.

Question 11

Which member of the British royal family once worked for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatre Company?

A

Prince Philip

B

Prince Andrew

C

Princess Anne

D

Prince Edward

Question 11 Explanation:

Prince Edward

Question 12

Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary located in which state?

A

Nagaland

B

Maharashtra

C

Mizoram

D

Uttar Pradesh

Question 13

Yang Yap Pass located in which state..........

A

Arunachal Pradesh

B

Assam

C

J & K

D

Punjab

Question 13 Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh:Yang Yap Pass located in Arunachal Pradesh-Entry of Brahmputra

Question 14

Who was Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, who died on 17 March 1912?

A

Lawrence of Arabia

B

A member of Scott's party which reached the South Pole

C

The captain of the "Titanic"

D

A VC-winning Captain at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu Wars

Question 14 Explanation:

A member of Scott's party which reached the South Pole

Question 15

The 1983 film "Staying Alive" was the sequel to what film?

A

Face/Off

B

Saturday Night Fever

C

Pulp Fiction

D

My Left Foot

Question 15 Explanation:

Saturday Night Fever

Question 16

What nationality is supermodel Elle MacPherson?

A

Australian

B

Canadian

C

Jamaican

D

Indian

Question 16 Explanation:

Australian

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